Armenia, Azerbaijan swap prisoners captured during conflict

Armenia and Azerbaijan have begun exchanging prisoners as part of a Russia-brokered peace deal to end conflict over disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The exchange was facilitated by Russian peacekeepers that have been deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh under the deal. According to the ministry, 44 captives were handed over to Armenia and 12 to Azerbaijan.